Ironing board



L. PRIBYL IRONING BOARD Oct. 29, 1935.

Filed March 1, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jam frz'ZJyZ, Bylg Attorney L.PRIBYL IRONING BOARD Oct. 29, 1935.

3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 1, 1935 Attorney Patented Oct. 29, 1935UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

My invention relates generally to ironing board structure which when notin use can be used as an ordinary table and which when in use embodiesan ironing surface and a flat support for the articles being ironed, andan important object of my invention is to provide a simplified andpractical arrangement of this character wherein the ironing surface maybe brought into operative position and out of operative position with aminimum of effort.

Another important object of my invention is to provide an arrangement ofthe character described above which is in a practical and rugged formand which involves all of the advantages of an ordinary table plus thefacilities of an efficient ironing board.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from areading of the following description in connection with the drawings,wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodimentof my invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the embodiment showing the relation ofthe ironing surface in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through Figure 1showing the inoperative position of the ironing board per se.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through Figure 1showing the ironing board per se in the elevated operative position.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through the righthand part of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 taken through the left hand partof Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view through one of the legs of theembodiment.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the ironing board stops.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designatesthe embodiment of the invention which comprises four corner legs 6between which and to which are connected the apron boards I, 8 formingthe supporting structure for the sectional table top 9 Which rests uponthe upper ends of the legs and. on the upper edge of the apron boards Iand 8. Between the end apron boards 1 and attached thereto is theironing board support I 0 which extends along one side of the structureonly as indicated in Figures 4 and 5.-

Attached to the underside of the ironing board support I!) at one endthereof and to the adjacent end apron board 1 is the iron support whichis generally designated H and which is in the form of a box-like shelfof convenient size.

The left hand apron board 1 has its upper edge cut away as indicated atl2 to accommodate the wide end of the ironing board which is generallydesignated l3; while the upper edge of the right hand apron board 1 iscut away as indicated at l4 to accommodate the smaller end of theironing board as indicated in Figure 2,

when the ironing board is in the collapsed inoperative position.

The sectional table top 9 is composed of the stationary section l5 andthe hinged section l6,

the closed position. Suitable hinges l1 and I8 11 connect the hingedsection IE to the stationary section 15.

The ironing board which is generally designated I3 is of a generallyconventional form but has attached to its bottom near the wide endthereof the hinge plate l9 to which is hinged the upper end of the link20 whose lower end is hinged to a similar hinge plate 2| fastened to thetop of the ironing board support l0. Near the right hand end of theironing board there is a similar pair of hinge plates 22 fastened to theunderside of the ironing board and pivoting the upper end of the links23 which have their lower ends pivoted to the hinge plates 24 fastenedto the upper side of the ironing board Ill. The hinge supports of eachof the described pairs are as widely spaced transversely of the ironingboard as the width of the ironing board will permit at the wide endthereof as indicated in Figure 5, while these hinge supports are alsorelatively similarly widely spaced at the small end of the ironing boardas shown in Figure 4. The pins of the hinge joints involved are long andthe links and hinge plates wide so as to give a maximum bearing andafford a steady and nonrocking support to the ironing board when it isin the operative position.

A relatively heavy helical spring 25 is compressed between the top ofthe ironing board support l0 and the bottom of the central part of theironing board as indicated in Figures 2, 3 and 5, in such an arrangementthat the spring 25 has the continual tendency topush the ironing boardinto the elevated operative position shown in Figure 3 from thecompressed position shown in Figure 2. The swingable table top sectionis of suficient weight or is provided with a catch which holds theswingable section in the closed position against the action of thespring 25 when the ironing board is not wanted for use,

but as soon as the swingable top section is swung to the open position,the spring 25 forces the ironing board into the elevated operativeposition shown in Figure 3.

In order to rigidly support the ironing board in this elevated operativeposition, I hinge to the underside thereof pairs of collapsible legs 26,21 which are connected by hinges 28 and 29, respectively, in such a waythat when these legs are swung from an axially inward position relativeto the ironing board toward the respective ends of the ironing board thesquare cut tops of the legs will engage the underside of the topsquarely, and the squared lower ends engage the top of the ironing boardsupport l squarely, in which posi- 4 tion of the legs the legs willengage the L-shaped stops 30 and 3| which are attached in its properposition to the underside of the ironing board adjacent thecorresponding hinge 28, 29, whereby the collapsible legs are positivelysupported in the perpendicular position indicated in Figure 3 and inFigure 4. 'It is obvious, that the greater the weight imposed on theironing board, the more efle'ctive will be the supporting and steadyingof the collapsible legs which, however, can be very easily collapsedwhen pressure is removed from the ironing board by pushing the ironingboard slightly in an upward direction and then swinging the collapsiblelegs toward each other into the positions shown in Figure 2. It will beobserved that not only is the ironing board in a convenientelevated'position when in the operative position,

but that the small end thereof is disposed beyond the right hand end ofthe supporting structure so as to facilitate ironing of certainarticles. It will also be obvious that the bottom of the swingablesection l6 of the table top affords a convenient fiat" surface forwholly or partially supporting articles either before or after they havebeen ironed or while they are being ironed, the said fiat surfacesupport being rigid and being relatively wide and long and closelyplaced-with respect to the sideedge of the ironing board away from theoperator.

The legs 6 of the supporting structure have telescoped therein theextensible portions 32 which can be locked in adjusted position by theset screw 33, whereby the height of the ironing board may be quickly andeasily adjusted. It will be observed that when the swingable section 6of the table top is in the closed position the ironing board is not inany way exposed anda smooth and flat table top is provided; If desiredthe hinges H and. I8 may beso arranged that they will not protrude abovethe surface of the table top, so that the table top will be absolutelysmooth and unbroken while the ironing board per se is not in operativeposition;

Although I have 'shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire tolimit the application of the invention thereto, and any change orchanges may be made in the materials and in the structure andarrangement of the parts, within the spirit of the invention and thescope of the subjoined claims.

spect thereto, and spring means on said ironing board support forpushing said ironing board into an elevated operative position from adepressed inoperative position when said swingable section is swung toan open position.

2. An ironing board structure of the character described comprising asupport, a sectional table top on saidsupport, an ironing board mountingbelowsaid top, said top including a swingable section located over saidironingboar-d support, an ironing board mounted for vertical movementrelative to said ironing board mounting, said swingable section engagingthe top of said ironing board and holding the same in a depressedinoperative position while said section is in a closed position, saidsection being free of the ironing board when in an open position, andspring means normally urging said ironing board to an elevated operativeposition.

3. An ironing board structure of the character described comprising asupport, a sectional table top on said support, an ironing boardmounting belowsaid top, said top including a swingable section locatedover said ironing board support, an ironing board mounted for verticalmovement relative-to said ironing board mounting, said swingable sectionengaging the top of said ironing board and holding the same in adepressed inoperative position while said section is in a closedposition, said section being free of the ironing board when in an openposition, and spring means normally urging said ironing board to anelevated operative position, said ironing board mounting and saidironing board occupying a location at one side only of thefirst-mentioned support.

4. An ironing board structure of the character described comprising asupport, a sectional table top on said support, an ironing boardmounting below said top, said top including a swingable section locatedover said ironing board support, an ironing board mounted for verticalmovement relative to said ironing board mounting, said swingable sectionengaging the top of said ironing board and holding the same in adepressed inoperative position while said section is in a closedposition, said section being free of the ironing board when in an openposition, and spring means normally urging said ironing board to anelevated operative position, and means in addition to said spring meansand engageable with said ironing board mounting for positively holdingsaid ironing board in the elevated operative position.

LOUIS PRIBYL.

